The Concept of Abnegation in Jewish Tradition
By David Ramírez Sime‘on son of Rabban Gamliel was wont to say, all my days I have grown up among the sages and I have found nothing better for man than […]
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The Status of Women in the Sephardic Jewish Tradition
By: Renee Levine Melammed Written histories of the Jews in Spain have rarely included women. The two major historical works in the field, The Jews of Moslem Spain (2 vols.) by Eliyahu […]
The Role of Spanish & Portuguese Conversas as a Model for the Future of Sephardic Jewry
By Yehonatán Ele‘azar de Mota Many a time within the contemporary Sephardic Jewish community, much is said about women’s issues. The reality is that there is a conflict between traditional […]
VI. The logic of fantasy
By Ernesto Grassi Having these arguments present, now we must ask ourselves what does Vico mean when he asserts that in the beginning men thought via fantastic genres and fantastic […]
The Geonim of Babylonia and the Shaping of Medieval Jewish Culture
By Robert Brody Introduction One of the most misunderstood issues in the traditional Jewish religious world is the transmission of the legal traditions of Israel. Today all centers of […]
(Home)land: Reflections on Andalusi Jewish Attachment to Place
By: Ross Brann “Sefarad is my land, the Land of Israel my destination.” Judah al-Harizi, Tahkemoni (Maqama 49) Letter of Judah Ha-Levi in Toledo to Halfon ben Nathanel al-Dimyati […]
Zionism In Sephardic Thought
By David Ramírez Source: Artist unknown. Eliezer Penias. Year Unknown. Dror Penias. Flicker.com. Web. Jul. 15 2014. From right to left: Rabbi Ahron Angel (from Rhodes), who in 1948 became […]
How and Why I Wrote the Labyrinth of Solitude: An Elucidation
By: Octavio Paz Translated by Jason Wilson Many times have I been asked this question: Why, what for, and for whom did I write The Labyrinth of Solitude? There are […]
The Editing of Space
By: David Ramírez Spring of 1995 Cultural Olympics, Dekalb College [today, Perimeter College] Preface Preparing for the summer Olympics Games of 1996, the city of Atlanta held a series of […]
Seguidísmo
Por: El rabino Jonathan Sacks Hay una secuencia fascinante de preceptos en el gran “Código de Santidad” con el que comienza nuestra parashá, que arroja luz sobre la naturaleza no […]
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